"The Boys at Schmoe's"
The church echoed with the sound of hammers and drills. It was four days before the re-dedication of St. Al’s Church. The project foreman and I made our way through the bustling activity and reached the crates of the newly arrived organ pipes, the centerpiece of the renovation project.
Steve took a pry bar to the first crate. The lid creaked open. I looked inside…and I choked. There was a word in my throat that I couldn’t say in church.
“They’re tin!” I said, in disbelief. I glanced at Steve. “They’re supposed to be gold!”
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